Garmin Forerunner 205 Wrist Worn GPS Personal Training Device

Form meets function with Garmin's high-performance line of personal trainers — the Forerunner 205 and 305. The Forerunner 205 includes a high sensitivity GPS receiver and a new courses feature for optimal performance.

Lock On to Satellite Signals

The Forerunner 205 sports a unique design that wraps the GPS antenna around part of the wrist for a better view of the sky, and its high sensitivity GPS receiver provides highly accurate speed and distance data, as well as improved tracking under trees and near tall buildings.

Take It to the Next Level

Forerunner 205's courses feature lets you compete against previous workouts: you can compare your pace over your entire workout to your past performance over the same run. You also can use Forerunner 205 to train for your next duathlon or triathlon with multi-sport workouts, a feature that lets you seamlessly transition between sports without resetting the unit, so you can use it for running, biking and more.

Get the Data You Need

You can customise any of Forerunner 205's three main data screens — up to 12 different data fields give you instant feedback on your workout. And, as with every Forerunner, each workout is stored in memory so you can review and analyse the data and see how you've improved over time.

Track Your Progress 

As an added benefit, you can plan, analyse and store data from your workouts using free Garmin Training Center® software, which lets you analyse data with interactive graphs that chart your pace, time and distance. Overlay your run on a map so you can pinpoint specific areas and see how elevation and other factors affect your performance. Or, upload your workout data to MotionBased.com, Garmin's Web-based application that provides in-depth analysis of your workouts, online mapping and route sharing that will take your training to the next level. Endurance athletes also can use the Forerunner with TrainingPeaks.com, an easy-to-use Web-based training system designed to help athletes train for any event.

Forerunner 205: You'll like the results

Technical Specifications

Physical & Performance
Unit dimensions	2.1" x 2.7" x 0.7"
Display size	1.3" x 0.8"
Display resolution	160 x 100 pixels
Touchscreen
Weight	77 g
Battery	rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery life	10 hours, typical
Maps-Memory
Basemap
Accepts data cards
Waypoints/favorites/locations	100
Routes	50
Ability to add maps
Features - Sports
Heart rate monitor
Bike speed/cadence sensor
Garmin Connect™ compatible (online community where you analyze, categorize and share data
Garmin Training Center® software compatible
Virtual Partner® (train against a digital person)
Courses (compete against previous activities)
Auto Pause® (pauses and resumes timer based on speed)
Auto Lap® (automatically starts a new lap)
Auto Scroll (cycles through data pages during workout)
Multi-sport (changes sport mode with a press of a button)
Advanced workouts (create custom, goal-oriented workouts)
Simple workouts (input time, distance and calorie goals)
Pace alert (triggers alarm if you vary from preset pace)
Time/distance alert (triggers alarm when you reach goal)
Vibration alert: (choose between alert tones and/or vibration alert)
Interval training (set up exercise and rest intervals)
Heart rate-based calorie computation
Customizable screen(s)
Barometric altimeter
Unit-to-unit transfer (shares data wirelessly with similar units)
Power meter compatible (displays power data from compatible 3rd party ANT+™-enabled power meters)
Temperature (displays and records temperature while you ride)
Sport watch

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